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January 5, 2012
Gallery Talk: Charles Ray and Michael Fried on David Smith: Cubes and Anarchy Collect

Michael Fried and Charles Ray discuss Smith’s work and influence on contemporary sculptors. Photograph by Tiffany Oelfke

From left, Charles Ray and Michael Fried. Photograph by Tiffany Oelfke

Fried and Ray. Photograph by Tiffany Oelfke

Fried. Photograph by Tiffany Oelfke

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Art historian Michael Fried joins contemporary sculptor Charles Ray for a special walk through of David Smith: Cubes and Anarchy. Fried and Ray, whose work has been featured in four Whitney biennials, consider modernist abstract sculpture and its lasting influence on contemporary art.